QR Challenge: Geography Challenge Greece

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Label the two city-states Athens and Sparta. IN what modern country are Athens and Sparta located? Label	it.
2. What sea is south of Athens and Sparta? Label it. What kingdom is north of Athens and Sparta? Label it. What empire is east of Athens and Sparta? Color is purple and label it.	See map
3. On what continent are the city-states of Athens and Sparta located? Label it. On what continent is most of the Persian Empire located? Label it. On what continent is the southwestern part of the Persian Empire located? Label it.	See map
4. List seven modern counties that lie within the boundaries of the Persian Empire.	See map
5. In a war with Athens and Sparta, do you think Persia's size would make Persia strong or weak? Explain your answer.	See map
6. The arrows show the route taken by a famous conqueror, Alexander the Great. Trace the arrows in red. From what country did Alexander begin his conquests? What empire did he defeat?	See map
7. What three modern countries are on the northern border of Greece?	See map
8. Look at Alexander's route, which is shown by the arrows. What famous river in INdia did Alexander cross? Label it. Notice that the arrows turn west after Alexander crossed this river. In what city do they end? Label it. Why might they end here?	see map

 

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